Northern Electric Trains at Wigan North Western Station, Lancs,England, UK, 319375

Northern Electric Trains at Wigan North Western Station, Lancs,England, UK, 319375 Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

F89PJR

File size:

43.3 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4000 x 3783 px | 33.9 x 32 cm | 13.3 x 12.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 November 2015

Location:

Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK

More information:

. This location-specific image from Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The principal subject is Northern Electric Trains at Wigan North Western Station, Lancs, England, UK, 319375. The broader subject matter reaches into trackside heritage, local history, archival record, everyday life, period detail, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, commuter travel, passenger railway, changing land use, visual archive, rail infrastructure, mass transit, and rail corridor. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into fares and station investment, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Other useful contextual ideas include social history, rail mobility, public realm, regional rail, rail modernisation, transport interchange, place identity, and regional identity. The combination of Western, Trains, Northern, Lancs, and 319375 anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate fares and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change without losing the local specificity of Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for rail reform and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions in a form that can be compared with future views of Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK.

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